Pakistan, Afghanistan Leaders Meet to Jump-Start Taliban Peace Talks

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met on Saturday in Kabul in a bid to breathe life into attempts to open peace talks with the Afghan Taliban insurgency, just months ahead of a crucial political transition in Afghanistan.

In a midday press conference, Mr. Karzai said he and Mr. Sharif discussed "practical steps" to bring Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents to the negotiating table. The...